🥦 Plant Based Assessment

Which of these foods are in the dirty dozen?

Which of these foods are in the clean fifteen?

Which of these are essential amino acids?

As plant-based diets lack essential amino acids, we often need to match protein sources. For rice, which is low in lysine, what might be a good additional protein source to provide balance?

As 90% of plant-based dieters are deficient in choline, what is a good food choice here?

Iron is a common nutrient deficiency in plant based-dieters, why?

Which of these foods are high in phytic acid?

Lactoovovegetarian diets had reduced iron absorption by nearly … ?

Phytic acid also inhibits which other important mineral?

Oxalates can prevent the absorption of which essential mineral?

What considerations are required for diets high in oxalates?

What are some negative associations to lectins?

Which of these are valid methods for reducing phytic acid levels?

What implications in pregnancy have elevations of homocysteine led to?

Gravitating towards a plant-based diet could be the body’s internal response to what issue?

Iron deficiency impairs which neurotransmitter that aids learning and memory?

What are some blood markers that we want to look out for in plant-based dieters?

Why is vitamin A deficiency common in plant-based diets, despite consumption of adequate amounts?

Which vitamin helps increase the absorption of non-heme iron?

Which context would be appropriate to implement soy in a diet plan?